"A mental construct that represents some aspect of the world in a somewhat simplified form" is the definition of a
a. variable.
b. theory.
c. measurement.
d. concept.
d
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Caitlin studied the relationship between gender and adjustment to retirement. She controlled for type of job before retirement and set up tables relating gender to retirement adjustment for each of her three categories of job type before retirement. The relationships displayed in these tables are known as
a. test relationships. b. zero-order relationships. c. primary relationships. d. partial relationships. e. extensive relationships
Which of the following statements is true of the views supported by symbolic interaction theory?
A) ?Society is composed of interrelated parts that work to maintain society's cohesion. B) ?Society as a whole should be kept at the center of sociological research. C) Gender inequality is the major source of inequality in society.? D) ?People act on the basis of the meaning they attribute to others. E) ?People always separate their personal values, opinions, ideology, and beliefs from scientific research.
_____ celebrates women’s uniqueness relative to men.
a. Cultural feminism b. Sexual difference theory c. Sociological theories d. Liberal feminism
Distributions that have few extreme low values are described as
A. symmetrical. B. negatively skewed. C. positively skewed. D. bimodal.